American Lore by Parker Thomas is set to open by this fall in a 1,200-square-foot space at 3965 Tennyson St. The half neighborhood bar, half hat-making shop also will have split ownership.

PITTACUS LORE: I wrote the book to tell the story of the Loric race and their fight here on Earth, their fight for their own survival and their fight for the Earth’s survival.

I Am Number Four, by Pittacus Lore, HarperCollins, 440 pages, $19.99 Share Currently, I am Number Four has spent five weeks on The New York Times bestseller list in the children's books category.